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Bunnie Xo, formerly Alisa DeFord and ex-wife of Jelly Roll, described their divorce as a 'blessing' with a 'silver lining' during TODAY, saying she hopes to have a baby and is enjoying being single, while Jelly Roll has said they’ll remain best friends after settling the nearly 10-year marriage.
Hoda Kotb revealed on Today with Jenna & Sheinelle that she met a mysterious, “very handsome” man on a plane and felt a strange, intense connection they were both crying about. The two reconnected later at a Cannes-bound Joy 101 event and have texted since, leaving open the possibility of pursuing romance in the future after past marriages and engagements.
During a Today segment, a moving clip about finishing chemotherapy moved Craig Melvin to tears, as his mother Betty Jo Melvin had just completed breast cancer treatment and rang the bell, a milestone he has publicly championed in cancer awareness efforts.
NBC10 Philadelphia reports a special NBA on NBC coverage announcement will air on Monday's Today show at 7 a.m., detailing this season's coverage and noting LeBron James is set to join the Philadelphia 76ers.
Jenna Bush Hager arrived late to Today after returning from Maine, where she joined family for the baptism of Barbara Pierce Bush’s 2-year-old son Edward Finn Coyne; she said she was moved by reading Mary Oliver’s poem 'When I Am Among the Trees' at the church, and noted that producers knew she was flying home and let her miss the earlier hours.
Jenna Bush Hager was briefly absent from NBC's Today during the 7–8 a.m. hours on Monday due to a family baptism in Maine, then rejoined Studio 1A for Today With Jenna & Sheinelle. She explained she had flown in for the service and became emotional reading a Mary Oliver poem. NBC filled in for other hosts earlier in the morning, and Sheinelle Jones joked about fans tracking Jenna’s whereabouts as the show’s hosting lineup continues to evolve.
Craig Melvin announced that his wife Lindsay Czarniak has joined CBS Sports HQ as a host, debuting Aug. 9 on the 24/7 sports network. An Emmy-winning broadcaster, Czarniak previously worked for Fox Sports as an NFL sideline reporter and spent six years anchoring ESPN’s SportsCenter; she also hosts the true-crime series Game Day Murders. The couple, who have two kids and met while at NBC’s Washington station in 2008, celebrate her career move.
Savannah Guthrie reunited with Hoda Kotb over the weekend for an at-home moment ahead of Kotb’s 62nd birthday, following Guthrie’s return from filming a Wordle-based game show in the U.K.; fans cheered the pair as the iconic morning-TV duo, sharing photos from Kotb’s Bronxville home balcony and celebrating the birthday tribute.
Lindsay Czarniak is set to host CBS Sports HQ, debuting Aug. 9 at 7:30 p.m. ET, with husband Craig Melvin publicly praising the news; the piece also notes their marriage and kids, and references a recent security incident at the Today set.
On the Today show, Andy Cohen reveals his boyfriend Kevin Sobieski has never watched any Real Housewives episodes. Sobieski’s phone algorithm is now surfacing Housewives content, but Cohen plans to introduce him to the franchise. The couple began dating in mid-2025, went public in June, and share two children, Ben and Lucy; Cohen says their relationship has been easy with no fights in about 11 months.
Andrew Truelove, 41, was remanded to Rikers Island without bail after violating parole; he allegedly slipped into a vestibule near NBC's Studio 1A during a live Today show and shouted a racial slur at co-host Craig Melvin, facing hate-crime charges of burglary and menacing. He has a prior record including a 2007 Virginia abduction attempt, and NBC says it is reviewing security after a security guard was fired following the incident.
Six months after Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her Tucson home, Savannah Guthrie posted an emotional Instagram plea, saying the family is living in agony and begging for information. Investigators have pursued leads, a reward remains offered, and the Guthries urge people not to treat the case as entertainment while continuing the search for her mother.
Following a July 16 intruder incident at NBC's Today show in which Andrew Truelove confronted Craig Melvin while seeking Al Roker, the program announced stricter security, including a two-person studio limit per guest with no exceptions; Truelove was arrested on hate-crime charges, a security guard was fired, and protective orders were issued as staff remain on edge.
The Today show has implemented stricter security protocols for studio access following an intruder breaching Studio 1A and lunging at co-host Craig Melvin while shouting a racist slur. The new policy limits a guest’s in-studio entourage to two people and directs others to wait in the green room; NBC News says it is reviewing and enforcing the changes to ensure a safe environment for staff, guests, and crew. The intruder was arrested and no one was seriously injured.
A 41-year-old man, Andrew Truelove, was arrested after allegedly entering NBC's Rockefeller Center studios during a live Today show and directing racist slurs at co-host Craig Melvin. Authorities say his background includes a 2007 Virginia conviction for attempting to abduct an 8-year-old and a long history of charges such as trespassing, destruction of property, bomb threats, and probation violations. He faces hate-crime charges (burglary) and a misdemeanor (menacing) and is held on $10,000 bail as NYPD and FBI investigate; NBC says they are cooperating with law enforcement. The article notes additional pending cases in New York and past arrests, but officials say there is no confirmed link to other cases like the Nancy Guthrie abduction.